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The Other Side of the Tortilla

traditional mexican cooking, one recipe at a time. served with a pizca of culture and travel.

Wordless Wednesday: Moritas

Written by Maura Hernandez on June 15, 2011
Categories: Algo dulce, Candies/Dulces, Wordless Wednesday

If you haven’t noticed, I have a bit of an obsession with Mexican candies. Here’s another one of my finds, Moritas. They’re soft, sour gomitas that taste like blackberries and strawberries. They’re not the same kind of chewy consistency you’d expect from gummy bears, and they have a sort of crunchy, sweet, flavored coating of [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Limonada y sol

Written by Maura Hernandez on June 8, 2011
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Oaxaca, Travel/Viajes, Wordless Wednesday

Give me a limonada and sunshine and I’m happy! I took this photo oceanside under a palapa in Huatulco last year. What about you? What one thing paired with sunshine puts a smile on your face?

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Wordless Wednesday: Get Kranky

Written by Maura Hernandez on June 1, 2011
Categories: Algo dulce, Candies/Dulces, Wordless Wednesday

I love these candies not only because of their name, but also because I usually love chocolate-covered anything! My cuñada introduced me to this particular candy on a family vacation last year. They’re chocolate-covered cornflakes and they’re crunchy and perfectly sweet. I found them in my local Mexican grocery store over the weekend and had [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Disfrútalo bien frío

Written by Maura Hernandez on May 11, 2011
Categories: Algo dulce, Candies/Dulces, Wordless Wednesday

Yesterday my friend Tracy from Latinaish clued me in that the maker of one of my favorite Mexican candy bars, Bubu Lubu, is on Twitter! As we were telling a mutual friend, we both use the same Bubu Lubu buying strategy: one for now and one to stick in the refrigerator for later. At one [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Las Bugambilias

Written by Maura Hernandez on April 20, 2011
Categories: Oaxaca, Travel/Viajes, Wordless Wednesday

If you’re a frequent visitor here or on our Facebook fan page, then you probably already know that I’m completamente loca about bugambilias. In English, they’re called bougainvilleas, and they’re one of my favorite species of flowers. These particular flowers were photographed on our family trip to Huatulco in December 2010. The bright pink color [...]

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